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Join us to learn about climate change, the challenges it poses and the actions we can take to combat it. In this two hour session Wymond Symes from Tadpole will talk about the gases that contribute to climate change and what produces them. He will discuss the various physical, social and financial impacts climate change has on people, businesses and the community.

Presentation content

o   What is Climate Change

o   What is causing it

o   What is its impact globally

o   What is its impact in NZ

      §  Direct impacts – caused by weather

      §  Indirect impacts of legislation, carbon “taxes”, mandatory reporting

o   What is NZ doing about it

o   What is Bay of Plenty as a region doing about it

o   What can we do in our personal lives to reduce our impact